I like that these trainers are made from recycled materials and, as the name suggests they’re light and flexible. Amazingly they’re available in my size: 13, a size that other manufacturers seem to have more or less given up on.
Toebox
The only problem is that as they’ve got such a minimal toebox they seem to be crushing one particular toenail – the second largest – on my right foot. Possibly there’s a bit of a crease in the uppers when I lace them up. I can’t say for definite but I first noticed that I had a bruised and broken nail after walking a few miles in them.
After that I wore them just for around town or going out for a meal, but so often after I’ve worn them I notice it’s happened again. Perhaps just running up the stairs can be enough to break the nail.
100 day trial
Vivobarefoot do a 100-day trial, so you can return them for a full refund if you have any problems, however I liked these so much that I’ve hung on to them for far longer than that, so these will be going to their Take Back Programme. Last year they ‘received 2,600 pairs of old Vivos, which were refurbished for resale or saved from landfill’.